David Frum's Blog, page 157

Crowdsourcing: Ten Worst American Generals

David Corn's tough-but-fair hit piece on Gen. Tommy Franks links to Tom Ricks' list of the 10 worst generals in US history, on which Franks ranks fourth.

Boston Bar Evening

I'll be in Boston for the night of the 3rd debate, October 22. It'll be busy afterward, but if any friends and readers would like to meet beforehand, I'll be having a drink in the bar of the Boston Four Seasons hotel from 7 to 8:30 pm.

Don't Blame Gay Men for Benghazi

Ben Shapiro explains at Town Hall that it was gay liberation that killed Ambassador Christopher Stevens:

Policing the Grammar Police

Last night's excursion into presidential humor (some self-depreciating, some not) reminds me of this blogpost we ran here six months ago about the use of the word "self-deprecating":

George Romney's Real Civil Rights Record

Was George Romney a two-faced opportunist, who fudged the record to make himself look a bigger civil-rights hero than he truly was? So accused John Bohrer on a controversy-stirring piece on the Buzzfeed site earlier this week. I put the question to Geoffrey Kabaservice, the nation's leading authority on the Republican party in the postwar period. Geoffrey counters that Bohrer has polemically overstated the case and missed the reality of Romney's strong, principled, and continuing su...

Further Proof the NYPost is Awesome

Mitt's Sense of Humor, Ctd.

So, Romney's kind of a funny guy, huh? Seems a hat tip is due to The Atlantic's Molly Ball, who called it perfectly... in March.

So Mitt Does Have a Sense of Humor?

With all that Hollywood talent available to him, normally the Democratic guest at the Al Smith dinner outshines the Republican. This year, however, President Obama didn't press the gas too hard. His jokes were mainly aimed at himself, and were chucklers rather than laugh out loud. He threw one gentle jibe at Mitt Romney for successfully avoiding the mistake he made in 2008 of being seen as a global celebrity more popular abroad than at home. Otherwise … well, you can watch here.

Who Won the First Lady Debate?

I must have missed it. Does anyone have footage?

Pet Lovers: the HSUS isn't for You

Douglas Anthony Cooper tells the truth about the Humane Society of the United States. I've quoted quite a bit, but please read the entire article. It is painful to read, but pet lovers all around will be horrified to hear the truth about this organization that raises so much money with ads of cute dogs and cats.